International tourism, number of departures in Romania
Romania: International tourism, number of departures was 9.51 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Romania, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of departures in Romania stood at 9.51 million.
The figure is down 58.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Romania peaked at 23.07 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.74 million, in 1995.
That places Romania 21st out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.74 million | — |
| 1996 | 5.75 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 6.24 million | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 6.89 million | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 6.27 million | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 6.39 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 6.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.76 million | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 6.50 million | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 6.97 million | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 7.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.91 million | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 10.98 million | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 13.07 million | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 11.72 million | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 10.90 million | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 10.94 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.15 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.36 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 12.30 million | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 13.12 million | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 16.13 million | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 19.95 million | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 21.04 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 23.07 million | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 9.51 million | -58.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.18 million | 5.74 million | 6.89 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.38 million | 5.76 million | 13.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.00 million | 10.90 million | 23.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.51 million | 9.51 million | 9.51 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Romania?
- International tourism, number of departures in Romania was 9.51 million in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.07 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 million in 1995.
- How does Romania rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Romania ranks 21st out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.